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Georgia 50, LSU 30 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium - Atlanta
SEC
Championship
2022National
Champions
Edition
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BY JEFF DANTZLER
The Bulldogs advanced to
the SEC Championship
Game for the fifth time
in six years, boasting a
record of either 11-1 or 12-0 each
time. That put Smart and Georgia
in the aforementioned company
of Spurrier’s Gators and Saban’s
Red Elephants. Brian Kelly became
the fourth coach to make the SEC
Championship Game in the first
year at his new school. This was
the fifth time that Georgia and LSU
played in the title tilt, the second
most frequent meeting behind
Alabama-Florida.
Nazir Stackhouse blocked a field
goal, and the All-American Chris
Smith made yet another signature
play - one of the smartest plays
ever in a game of this magnitude.
He waited to touch the football
until the last gasp, the Tigers, and
some Bulldogs were headed to
the sidelines, and it was off to
the races, 96 yards for the TD. The
Bulldogs led 35-7, and 35-10 at
the half. Bennett was tremendous,
with Bowers and McConkey
shining as his favorite targets.
Carter had one of the big
defensive plays, and famously
held up Tiger quarterback Jayden
Daniels with his left arm, while
extending his right hand signifying
Georgia is No. 1. That’s a tee-shirt
and likely a statue. The SEC title
is Georgia’s 14th, putting the
Bulldogs alone for the second
most ever behind only Alabama.
Tennessee has 13 and LSU 12. The
victory sent Georgia to the College
Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed,
followed by TCU, Michigan and
Ohio State.
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